Morrissey mention at 'TV Cream'
posted by davidt on Tuesday June 20 2000, @06:30AM

Alison writes:

While I was looking at my (ahem) second favourite website, 'TV Cream', I came across an article about classic 'Top Of The Pops' moments, including this wonderful little piece of nonsense nostalgia... most people only had one 'moment' each but, as usual, our Moz has to go that little bit further...

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"Morrissey was responsible for many of the Pops' finest moments: The Smiths doing 'William It Was Really Nothing' and illustrating the line "would you like to marry me?" by having Morrissey rip his shirt open revealing the words, written in eyeliner, so legend has it. (cf. Mozzer "machine-gunning" the audience, Billy Liar style, during "How Soon Is Now", Mozzer glaring with utter hatred at member of audience that whooped during "Sheila Take A Bow", Mozzer just being Mozzer (early incarnation) during "What Difference Does It Make?" (open shirt, flowers, hearing aid, beads, flailing - audience flag waving and wearing head-bands/braces), Mozzer having the word "BAD" stencilled on his neck during "The Boy With The Thorn..." (having just returned from a disastrous US tour). And on "Whistle Test (when it was still Old and Grey), The Smiths en masse in school uniforms for "Bigmouth Strikes Again". Them was rotten days..."
'TV Cream' is incredibly well researched and well written throughout, and also very very funny... and I'm deeply impressed that its writers are seemingly Smiths fans...

 
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    Moz on TV Cream (Score:1)
    I read it before and I was going to mention it, but I thought nobody would be intrested! Ah well. Yep, Moz got more TOTP moments then any other. Great :-)

    Also in the shows index, there's an entry for a mid 80's game show (forget which one) where some of the contestants were Morrissey lookalikes. And in one pic, 2 of the 3 do look like Moz a bit! haha!
    Rediffusion -- Tuesday June 20 2000, @07:58AM (#226)
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    What do we get for our trouble and pain? Whalley Range!
      Top of the pops moments (Score:1)
      Aaaah,yes,i remember the excitement in particular of them on totp,the listing in the papers,the studying of the top 40,then the show itself-video on pause......my favourites were shiela take a bow,shoplifters and the boy with the thorn in his side.....aaah yes(reminices)
      CantThinkofWittyName -- Tuesday June 20 2000, @08:19AM (#229)
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      "stillcantthinkofawittyandinterestingname"


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